Carers
Carers' roles are all different. You could be a carer for a short time while someone recovers from an injury or illness or it could be a lifelong role. Caring can affect your financial, physical, social, emotional and psychological well-being.
Carers look after family, partners or friends in need of help because they are ill, frail or have a disability. The care they provide is unpaid.
In South Lanarkshire we have almost 32,000 carers:
12,104 people care for more than 20 hours a week - 7,827 people care for more than 50 hours a week
- 750 are young carers
If you are a carer you may be interested in the following organisations:
- South Lanarkshire Carers Network is run by carers for carers and was set up to give a voice to carers in Lanarkshire
- The Princess Royal Trust Lanarkshire Carers Centre provides support to carers.
Carer Support Workers provide support to carers throughout Lanarkshire. The areas they cover are Clydesdale, East Kilbride and Rutherglen. Information is also available on the services provided at the Hamilton Centre.
You can also access their Newsletter which includes details of training in your area.
As a carer you are entitled to a Carers assessment.
More information is also available in Information for carers of children with additional support needs, the resource pack Time to Think About and the Carers Strategy.
Pages in Carers
- You are here: Carers
- Hospital admission
- Coming out of hospital
- Looking after someone who is terminally ill
